The Day The Music Died

I started writing this the day after the election. I didn't publish it then, because I wasn't sure I should. Perhaps I get too passionate. Perhaps I don't know everything there is to know about politics. However, these are my thoughts about the day the music died...



I feel I need to add to my blog about some of the events that are taking place in our country. I don't really mean for this to be a political post so much as a documentation of what I feel has become a marked day in our history: November 6, 2012. Jon Mark and I have decided to refer to this day as "the day the music died". Or, the day Jon Mark went on suicide watch (just kidding).

On November 6, 2012, I watched as America changed course. Mitt Romney was running against Barack Obama to become the next President of the United States.

The past four years President Obama has managed to rack up more debt than any other president in history. He has "apologized" to terrorists, and weakened our military. He has pushed this country to left in terms of legalizing gay marriage, changing abortion laws, and slowly guiding America to socialism. And, among other issues that I disagree with, he believes in the redistribution of wealth. I don't trust him. I think he is not what this country needs. His extreme views scare me. While I know that we shouldn't fear, I am fighting the urge to do so. I fear what my kids will be taught in school. I fear another great depression. I fear that we won't be able to find a job after law school. I fear the moral degregation of society.

I feel that this past election was pivitol. It's my strong opinion that Mitt Romney would have made an excellent president. I feel he had all of the credentials to help us get through this current recession and back on track to being great. I don't know him personnally, but everything I have read about him said to me that he had great character and ethics. I believed him when he said that he would create new jobs and balance the budget. And, more importantly, his views on social issues were in line with my own. I'm sure I wasn't alone in praying for his success.

One point that I want to make clear: I voted for Mitt Romney because of his principles, credentials, and the fact that I felt I could trust him. I did not vote for Mitt Romney because he is a Mormon.

In short, the American people had two very distinct choices. America was destined for two, very different paths. The path that was chosen, I believe, will change the America that I know and love.

What's sad to me is that it is my children that will suffer the most. They already owe so much to their country. Taxes will be high. Also, President Obama has encouraged handouts and a feeling of entitlement. I want to teach my children to work hard and gain a sense of pride for their accomplishments. I will rise to the task of teaching them correct principles in the confused world in which we live. And I will do my best to live by the faith that all will work out in the end as long as we stand on the Lord's side. But, my children will be bombarded with issues that are so against the doctrine which we believe in. I will teach them to love others, and to pray. I will teach them how to discern between good and evil when there are so many mixed messages all around them. My hope is that we will get through this as a nation, and that my children will have a bright future.

I hope someday the music will come back on... :/